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SCREEN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1919.

Patented Dec. 9, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PAT FE v I HOWARD L. AGEE AND SIDNEY A. AGEE, or roar won'rn, exas. 7

SCREEN-HANGER.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we HOWARD L. Acne and SIDNEY A. Aema both' citizens of the United States of America, residing at Fort North, in the'countyof Tarrant and State of Texas, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Screen-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in screen'hangers, and the object is to provide hangers for screens and other objects which will make tl e'hanging of screens easily accomplished. One difiiculty in tall buildings is the hanging of the screens. Our invention provides hangers for screens which can be attached to the window frames from the inside of the buildings and to which the screens are easlly adjusted from the inside of the building. Another object is that the attachments assist in the adj ustment-of the screens to the window frames. Another ob j set is that the screens may be released from the locking means and held suspended for the purpose of cleaning or adjusting the window sash. Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following de scription and the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a' window frame provided with a screen hung with the improved hangers. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a window frame with the screen I released from the locking devices and sus pended in position to be readily hung, this being also the position of the screens after they are hung and before they are locked in place. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the hangers. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed view of one of the adjusting and susordinary construction. The screens are alsoof ordinary construction. The improved hangers l are attached to the window can 2 by suitable screws 3. The screens 4 are provided with eyes or hooks 5 and the hangers 1 have hooks 6. The suspending Specification of Letters Patent.

and adjusting members consist of a spring- 7 and two'bent wires or rods 8 which may be duplicates in construction. The member '8 is adapted to engage the hook 6 and the member 9 is caught in the hook 4. "Each member, 8 and 9, has hooks 10'which catch I the spring 7 so that the spring is always Patented Dec. 9, 1919.

Application filed may 20, 1919. Serial No. 298,477.

held between the hooks 10 at the ends.

From this construction it is seen that: the.

screen may be pressed downwardly-on thecompression of the springs. Thismethodof the suspension of the screen ls unlike the suspension of the screen in patent to Cor- The adjusted to the window frame. The hangers 1 are provided with keepers 11 which are set at anincline. To adjust the screen pull down on the screen until'the top edge will.

come under. the keepersll,fand then release S the pull on the screen. The keepers 11 will aid in pushing the, screen close. to the window cap as the springs 7 draw the screen up 1n place. It will be understood that the 11 hold the screen in place at the upper end. The screen is locked in place at the bottom by the pins or stops l2 and cam'hooks 13.

The window sill let is beveled and the bottom of the screen is beveled so that when the hooks 13 are forced on the pins 12, the 7 bottom of the screen is wedged against the window sill 14. It is practical to do this because at the upper end of the screen, the screen will seal against the vertical portion of the window cap at 15 and it is not necessary that the top edge of the screen bear against the horizontal portion of the window cap above the screen. vWhen the screen i is suspended as in Fig; 3, the hookslO at the ends of the hangers Sand 9 constitute seats for the spring 7. p 7 It is apparent that the screen can be released from the locked position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and be held in such posltionas shown in Fig. 3 for cleaning or adjusting the window sash. Various changes in the construction and arrangement of thes'everal parts may be made without departing from our invention.-

The keepers 11 may be curved more or less to bear against the outceive a hook 16 of a spring 17 which is a variation from the spring 7 shown in Fig. 5.

What we claim, is,-

1. In combination with a window frame, a hanger for mounting and adjusting screens comprising a bracket attached to the window cap and provided with a hook, expansible members caught in said hook at the upper end and attached at their lower end to the screen, and springs mounted on said expansible members for retracting said members.

2. In combination with a window frame, a hanger for mounting and adjusting screens comprising a bracket attached to the window cap and having a keeper for guiding and pressing the screen against the window cap and having a hook, expansible members consisting of rods each having a loop at one end and a hook at the other end and a spring mounted on said members and supported in said hooks, the loop at the upper end of said expansible members being caught in the hook of said bracket and the loop at the lower ends being attached to the screen.

3. In combination with a window frame, means for mounting and adjusting screens in the frame comprising a bracket attached said spring and each forming a loop at one end and terminating with hooks at the other end, said hooks forming seats for the spring, the loop at the upper end engaging the hook of said bracket and the loop at the lower end attached to the screen, and means for locking said screen against the window sill.

at. In combination with a window frame means for guiding and adjusting and mounting a screen in the frame comprising a bracket attached to the window cap and having a spring adjusting keeper formed with a bend for guiding and pressing the screen against the window cap and having a depending member for engaging a spring, and a spring for engaging said depending member and attached to the screen for drawing the screen up into said bracket.

In testimony-whereof, we set our hands, this 23rd day of April, 1918.

HOWARD L. AGEE. SIDNEY A. AGEE. 

